Jermaine vs Jeremy

Side-by-side comparison of Jermaine and Jeremy - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jermaine

Boy name · Rank #1475

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Name B

Jeremy

Boy name · Rank #266

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Metric Jermaine Jeremy
Current Rank #1475 #266
Total Births (all years) 42,027 446,425
Peak Year 1973 1977
Peak Year Births 2,038 21,610
Peak Decade 1970s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1953 1923

Births by Decade

Decade Jermaine Jeremy
1920s - 65
1930s - 231
1940s - 556
1950s 20 998
1960s 5 4,610
1970s 13,527 139,307
1980s 12,802 153,413
1990s 6,076 77,794
2000s 5,488 37,491
2010s 3,207 23,550
2020s 902 8,410

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jermaine Jeremy
2014 326 2,522
2015 312 2,393
2016 270 2,135
2017 276 2,047
2018 261 1,971
2019 210 1,767
2020 181 1,607
2021 183 1,485
2022 156 1,437
2023 141 1,419
2024 123 1,310
2025 118 1,152

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1953–2025.

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